Extreme Life Sect

After witnessing this scene, Xu Bai felt his scalp prickle, goosebumps rising all over his body.

The fact that a corpse could move had already gone beyond his understanding.

The original owner had never been anyone important, so he had no memories concerning such matters.

But Xu Bai knew one thing: strike first to gain the upper hand.

The Ghost-Head Saber swept sideways as True Qi surged through it, slashing diagonally toward that hand.

The hand resting on the edge of the Wooden Box was severed by the Ghost-Head Saber and fell to the ground. Yet no Fresh Blood flowed from the wound—only nauseating Corpse Oil.

Bang!

A steady impact sounded from inside the Wooden Box. The lid was then smashed open, and the Red-Clothed Corpse rose from within.

The ropes binding her hands and feet had already snapped. One of the Red-Clothed Corpse's hands had been cut off by Xu Bai, Corpse Oil dripping from the stump.

Most bizarre of all were her eyes. Her pupils had vanished, leaving behind only a ghastly white.

"Ah!"

Several guards, seeing this sight, were so terrified they nearly pissed themselves, unable even to hold their sabers steady.

Xu Bai raised his head and looked at the sunlight in the sky.

A haunting in broad daylight?

This world seemed far less simple than he had imagined. The scene before him simply could not be explained by common sense.

Of course, now was not the time to think about that.

After appearing, the Red-Clothed Corpse paused only briefly before lunging at Xu Bai.

Once she drew near, Xu Bai could even smell the stench of decay coming from her body.

Under the sunlight, for some unknown reason, large patches of cadaveric spots appeared across the Red-Clothed Corpse's body. They were nauseating to look at, yet carried a chilling horror.

"Father... Father..."

A hoarse voice emerged from the Red-Clothed Corpse's mouth, devoid of all emotion and steeped in coldness and gloom.

"I'm still single. I'm not taking daughters." Xu Bai swung the Ghost-Head Saber and chopped straight down at the Red-Clothed Corpse.

The Ghost-Head Saber was sharp, and wielded through the Bone Severing Blade Technique, it opened and closed with great force, plunging directly into the female corpse's skull from above.

Yet it only cut halfway through before becoming lodged at her neck.

The Red-Clothed Woman's corpse was filled with thick Corpse Oil, obstructing the Ghost-Head Saber's momentum.

Even with the Ghost-Head Saber embedded in her, the Red-Clothed Corpse seemed unable to feel pain and continued lunging at Xu Bai.

The nails on her remaining right hand suddenly lengthened, gleaming with ferocity.

A fierce gust swept over him as her claws reached for Xu Bai's face.

"You dare hurt my face?" Xu Bai was furious.

Though the Ghost-Head Saber was stuck, he used the momentum to fall backward, bracing his right foot against the Red-Clothed Corpse's waist.

"Hah!"

He swung the Ghost-Head Saber with all his might, using the force transmitted through his foot to fling the Red-Clothed Corpse away.

"Run!"

The Red-Clothed Corpse was flung directly toward the guards. Seeing such a monster hurled at them, they cried out in panic and scattered.

Bang!

A dull thud rang out as the Red-Clothed Corpse crashed to the ground.

Leaning on the Ghost-Head Saber, Xu Bai rose from the ground.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of bones breaking rang out as the Red-Clothed Corpse's joints twisted backward. Bracing herself against the ground, she formed a bridge with her body.

Her head hung upside down. Since Xu Bai had split it halfway open, Corpse Oil poured out in a steady stream.

That pose was quite something.

"Father! Father!"

The emotionless voice rang out again as the Red-Clothed Corpse crawled toward Xu Bai in that bizarre posture.

"Don't slander me!"

Xu Bai gripped the Ghost-Head Saber. When the Red-Clothed Corpse drew close, he suddenly lowered his body, pressed the long saber close to the ground, and swung it viciously.

Swish!

The blade flashed past. The Red-Clothed Corpse's other hand was severed, and she fell to the ground, rolling several times.

If he could not cut off her head, he could cut off her hands.

Xu Bai thought that he had already cut off one hand before, so he could do it again.

Even after losing both hands, the Red-Clothed Corpse still struggled to rise.

But Xu Bai had no intention of letting this chance slip away. Raising the Ghost-Head Saber, he struck twice in quick succession.

The Red-Clothed Corpse's legs were severed by the Ghost-Head Saber, leaving only her torso wriggling endlessly across the ground.

Her writhing was very slow now, and most of the threat was gone.

Xu Bai did not let up. The Ghost-Head Saber rose again, and he severed the Red-Clothed Corpse's head from her neck.

Only then did the Red-Clothed Corpse twitch a few times before finally becoming still.

The surrounding guards gathered around, their faces filled with disbelief.

This scene had gone beyond their understanding.

"Does anyone know what this is?" Xu Bai asked.

The guards all shook their heads, each saying they did not know.

One guard gathered his courage and said, "It called you father. Could that just be a unique sort of cry? I mean, like a 'heh-heh-heh' sound?"

Xu Bai: "..."

Was that important?

What mattered was that these guards had never seen anything like this. They were all insignificant martial men; to put it plainly, they merely knew a few fighting moves and made a living at the escort agency.

Forget a moving female corpse—they had never even seen any slightly larger-scale scene.

The fact that they had not broken down crying already meant they had strong nerves.

Since the guards did not know the reason, Xu Bai did not question them further.

He looked at the silver in the Wooden Box and said, "Divide it up."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.

Several guards stared at the silver in the Wooden Box, their eyes burning.

Such a large box of silver, even divided equally, could support them for a long time.

But with Xu Bai still standing there, no one dared move.

"Life isn't easy for anyone. I don't mind. Go on, take it." Xu Bai waved dismissively.

The guards exchanged glances. A few bolder ones stepped forward and cautiously took several silver ingots.

With someone taking the lead, the other guards also came forward one after another.

Each person took several silver ingots. By the end, a little over ten ingots remained.

Xu Bai put the remaining silver away and turned to look at the guards around him.

As Xu Bai's gaze swept across them, the guards all shuddered.

"Everyone, you can't live in this world without money. This bit of money should be enough for us all to live in fine clothes and good food for a while." Xu Bai smiled.

The guards did not understand and could not grasp what he meant.

"This escort run of ours can be considered a failure. The Chief Guard Captain is dead, and the money was all seized by Fierce Tiger Stronghold. Once we return, the County Office will surely question us," Xu Bai continued.

A failure? It truly had been a failure.

But had the money not been divided among them?

A few guards could not wrap their heads around it and had yet to react.

Those with sharper minds had already understood.

"Yes, yes, yes. Every last bit of the money was taken. We only escaped after risking our lives," one guard raised his hand and continued along Xu Bai's line.

As the saying went, wealth moved men's hearts. With that guard's reminder, the others also understood what Xu Bai meant.

"We have to return to Sheng County. We have to report it to the authorities. As for everyone here being slaughtered clean, we don't know anything about that." Xu Bai gripped his saber hilt, smiling pleasantly.

After thinking for a while just now, he had figured out many things.

Since he had already transmigrated, he should still live properly.

He could not simply wander the world without even a place to settle down.

Therefore, he still had to return to Sheng County and get settled first.

If he returned alone, he would certainly arouse suspicion. But if so many people returned together, that suspicion would be reduced to the minimum.

And now that they had coordinated their story, it was even safer.

Once they had taken the money, they were grasshoppers tied to the same rope. The guards certainly would not want anything to go wrong either.

Next, after reaching an agreement, Xu Bai began searching the other houses.

Unfortunately, he found nothing else.

Under Xu Bai's lead, they set a fire and burned Fierce Tiger Stronghold to the ground. Only after changing into the escort agency's clothes did they leave Fierce Tiger Stronghold.